Policy Minded

We discuss ways to support the mental and emotional health of America's health care workers; whether you should consider taking a loved one out of a long-term care facility; what's being done to address food access challenges; why Washington should reengage with the world after COVID-19; tips to promote kids' social and emotional well-being; and how the pandemic may affect the Middle East. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss RAND experts' insights about COVID-19's devastating effects on the economy–and what recovery might look like; how to make America's blood supply more sustainable; why Gaza's water crisis makes it harder to fight the pandemic; college and career readiness in a time of uncertainty; supporting small and medium-sized businesses in the wake of COVID-19; and the 10-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss the dangers of misinformation during the pandemic; how the United States is responding; the role of telemedicine; effects on the economy; the move to online education; and some simple strategies to support sleep and overall well-being. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss the challenge of estimating the fatality rate for the new coronavirus; how capping out-of-network payments to hospitals could save billions in U.S. health care costs, and RAND's largest-ever fundraising campaign. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss insights from RAND experts on the coronavirus; how drones are reshaping the cybersecurity landscape; protecting the power grid; the media's role in Truth Decay; and why Brexit is still costing the UK. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss Russia's subversive activities; how supportive housing can help keep people with mental illness out of jail; supervised drug consumption sites; what it might take to implement a peace deal in Afghanistan; and new ideas about artificial intelligence and national security. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss Russia’s subversive activities; how supportive housing can help keep people with mental illness out of jail; supervised drug consumption sites; what it might take to implement a peace deal in Afghanistan; and new ideas about artificial intelligence and national security. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss the military case for extending the U.S.-Russia New START agreement; the Trump administration's Middle East peace plan; a first look at new tobacco products; the "golden hour" of stability operations; and what determines the content we read and see online. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss how policies that punish pregnant women for substance use fail to help mothers or their babies; how little has changed in Zimbabwe since Mugabe's ouster; the U.S. response system for infectious diseases; the challenges facing civilians after deployment; supporting students with disabilities; and how to prevent escalation with Iran. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.

We discuss insights from RAND on the State of the Union; how civic engagement might improve physical and mental health; ways the United States can help China fight the coronavirus outbreak; what provokes Putin; automating U.S. Army convoys; and how to sleep like your relationship depends on it. For more information on this week's episode, visit rand.org/podcast.